{"id":10637,"date":"2017-07-14t15:34:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-14t22:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10637"},"modified":"2017-07-14t15:34:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14t22:34:32","slug":"ap-calculus-review-implicit-variation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/ap-calculus-review-implicit-variation\/","title":{"rendered":"ap calculus review: implicit variation"},"content":{"rendered":"
implicit variation<\/strong> (or implicit differentiation<\/strong>) is a powerful technique for finding derivatives of certain equations. in this review article, we’ll see how to use the method of implicit variation on ap calculus problems.<\/p>\n the usual differentiation rules, such as power rule<\/em>, chain rule<\/em>, and the others, apply only to functions of the form y<\/em> = f<\/em>(x<\/em>). in other words, you have to start with a function f<\/em> that is written only in terms of the variable x<\/em>.<\/p>\n but what if you want to know the slope at a point on a circle whose equation is x<\/em>2<\/sup> + y<\/em>2<\/sup> = 16, for example?<\/p>\nwhat is implicit variation?<\/h2>\n